Nuclear remains one of the largest sources of low carbon electricity - but innovation is needed in order to ensure power plant safety, optimize the fuel cycle, and find effective solutions for waste management.
Nuclear scientists and engineers rely on high performance microanalytical instruments that allow them to characterize nuclear fuel, to investigate the effect of radiation on structural materials, and to optimize nuclear reactor operation. In particular, dynamic Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometers (SIMS) are known to be extremely useful for a wide range of nuclear science applications, but the investigation of highly radioactive materials, such as irradiated nuclear fuel, requires specifically designed equipment.
ACTINIS™ is CAMECA’s new magnetic sector SIMS dedicated to high precision elemental and isotopic analyses of highly radioactive samples. Building on 40+ years experience developing and servicing shielded microanalytical instruments for key players in nuclear research and industry, CAMECA has designed a robust instrument shielding package protecting the operators from contamination and irradiation effects during the transfer and analysis of the radioactive samples.
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